Town Hall · Harris

Harris, OH town hall & government

Harris spent $1.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $544 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Harris's government.

Town budget

Where Harris's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$544
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
$27,000
$9 per resident
Fire
$1 million65%
Roads & transportation
$327,00021%
Administration & buildings
$84,0005%
Paid to other governments
$31,0002%
Sewer & trash
$12,0001%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$99,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 61%
  • From the state 12%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Harris

Full-time staff
6
39 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,500
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time27 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time10 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Woodmore Local School District

Harris's K–12 school district, shared with Elmore, Woodville and Woodville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,967
Ohio: $16,610
Students
978
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal

  • Local 57%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $12,967 per pupil, $7,704 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Harris: Benton-Carroll-Salem Local School District ($15,817 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Harris pay

Typical tax bill
$2,920
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.36%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$214,900
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Harris's government

Town hall & decisions in Harris →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Harris

Harris is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Marcy Kaptur. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Harris's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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